Cricket 1909

39 ° CR ICK ET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. S ept . 9, 1909. THE AUSTRAL I ANS . 35 t h M a tc h . — v. E S S E X . ( t h e r e t u r n m a t c h ) Played at Leyton on September 2, 3 and 4. Drawn. For this match, their last in the London district, the Australians left out Noble, Armstrong and Laver, whilst Perrin was absent from the Essex side, for whom Young re-appeared. The County won the toss and took four hours and three-quarters to score 103. When the innings opened the bowling was in the hands of Cotter and Macartney, but neither troubled Douglas or Fane to any extent. At 32 Whitty went on for Macartney and at 50 Cotter retired in favour of O’Connor. With his first delivery the last-named got Fane caught at slip, and with his third had Turner caught at the wicket. The partner­ ship for the first wicket realised 50 in 55 minutes, and for the third 31 in 45. Douglas showed strong defence in making 33 out of 81 in an hour and 40 minutes and made some good off-drives. McGahey soon after he went in sprained his thigh and was obliged to have the services of a runner. A t lunch he and Gillingham were together with the score 03 for three wickets, a total which had taken two hours t > make. The association of the pair resulted in the best stand of the innings. Three-figures went up in 125 minutes and 150 forty minutes later. It was not until the wicket had put on 79 in an hour and a-half that McGahey was bowled : he played a cautious, useful and un­ attractive innings, making 46 out of 110 in two hours. Carpenter made 22 out of 32 by bright cricket, and at 219 Gillingham was out to a brilliant catch in the slips by Cotter, who took a fast travelling ball high and wide with his right hand. Gillingham started slowly but afterwards drove w ell: he made 73 out of 138 in two hours and a-half and hit eight 4’s. Reeves, Gibson and Buckenham ialso reached double-figures, but the last four wickets adding only 44 the innings closed for 263. O’Connor, varying his pace well, accomplished perhaps his best feat during tho tour in taking seven wickets for 71 on a good pitch. The Aus­ tralians had five minutes’ batting at the end of the day, and in that time made 8 for the loss of Whitty. On Friday Buckenham and Young opened the bowl­ ing and Carter played a free game, whilst Bardsley took some time to settle down. Carter made some fine cuts and scored 32 of the 46 runs made whilst in. With Trumper in the best stand of the innings was made. The 50 was reached in 40 minutes, and at 71 the first change in the attack was made, Mead and Douglas going on. Three-figures went up without further loss after the innings had lasted 90 minutes, the pair adding 51 at one period of their partnership off ten overs in 27 minutes. Bardsley was not at his best and when 46 should have been run out, as he was iu the middle of the pitch when the ball was returned : Fane, however, threw it in awkwardly to the bowler, Reeves, who failed to secure it, the consequence being that the batsman regained his ground. It was not until the total had reached 175 that a separation was brought about, Trumper then being caught at first-slip. Of the 129 runs put on for the third wicket in 95 minutes he scored 71, making many dazzling strokes, especially in front of the wicket and to leg : he hit eight 4’s. With Ransford in 200 went up in two hours and a-half, but five later Bardsley was held low down at second slip for 66 made out of 197 in 155 minutes by careful cricket. He was unsettled during the early part of his innings, taking an hour to score his first 19 runs, but afterwards made some good strokes behind the w ick et: he hit only four 4’s. The next ball saw Gregory caught by Gibson, who kept wicket really well. Half the side were then out for 205, but it appeared likely that the Australians would obtain a useful lead on the innings. A collapse, however, took place, only McAlister and Hopkins, who added 34 in half-an-hour, making any resistance. Bansford was seventh out, at 228, for 40 made out of 53 in an hour, but lie was not seen to advantage. McAlister, who carried out his bat for 27, was badly missed at slip by Douglas off Young when 4. Douglas took his three wickets whilst only 7 runs were made from him, but the brunt of the bowling was shared by Buckenham and Young. The Essex fielding was better than usual, and the side did well to get rid of the visitors in four hours for 278 on a good wicket. Goiny in the second time, the County lost Fane at 2—no-balls bowled by Cotter—but by the time stumps were drawn owing to bad light Douglas and Turner had added 24 without further loss. Rain quite ruined the game on Saturday, play being possible only between 3 50 and 4 20. During that half-hour the not-outs took the total to 57 without further loss. Score and analysis:— E s s e x . Reeves, b O’Connor ... 20 K. L. Gibson, not out 15 Buckenham, c Carter, b O’Connor ...........10 Y o u n g , lbw, b O’Connor.................. 0 Mead, b C otter........... 0 B 9, lb 10, w 1, nb 5 25 F. L. Fane, c Cotter, b O’Connor ...........19 J. W. H. T. Douglas, b O’Connor ...........33 Major A. J. Turner, c Carter, b O’Connor 0 C. P. McGahey, b Macartney ...........46 Rev.F. H. Gillingham, c Cotter, b O’Conner 73 Carpenter, c Cotter, b Macartney ...........22 Second innings: Fane, b O’Connor, 0 ; Douglas, not out, 15 ; Turner, not out, 32 ; b 1, lb 4, w 1, nb4— 10. Total (1 wkt), 57. A u s t r a l ia n s . Total ..263 W. J.Whitty, b Young 2 H. Carter, c Gibson, b Buckenham ...........32 W. Bardsley,cDouglas, b Buckenham...........66 V. T. Trumper, c Car­ penter, b Young ... 71 V. S. Ransford, lbw, b R eeves...................40 S. E. Gregory, c Gib­ son, b Buckenham.. 0 C. G. Macartney, b Young .................. 2 P. A. McAlister, not out .......................... 27 A. J. Hopkins, c Gib­ son, b Douglas ... 22 A. Cotter, b Douglas.. 1 J. A. O’Connor, b Douglas .................. 1 Byes 12, nb 2 ...14 Total ...278 E ss e x . First innings. Sccond innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Cotter .......... 24 5 5 77 1 ............ 9 1 31 0 Macartney ... 22 10 38 2 ............ W h itty ..........23 4 52 0 ........... O’Connor ... 29 9 717 ... ... 9 2 16 1 Cotter bowled one wide and nine no-balls and O’Connor one wide. A u st r a l ia n s . O. M.R. W. Buckenham 22 1 67 3 IDouglas.. Young ,..28 3 83 3 Reeves ... Mead ... ... 10 1 45 0 | O. M. R. W. 9 2 29 3 8 0 40 1 Y O R K S H IR E v. M.C.C. AND GROUND. Played at Scarborough on September 2, 3 & 4. TH E SCARBOROUGH FE S T IV A L . Drawn. Only 243 runs were made for sixteen wickets on Thursday, but the play was always interesting. Thy visitors had first innings on a soft wicket, and in two hours and fifty minutes scored 124. M. C. Bird and Day left at 16, and Tarrant, who batted 45 minutes for 8, at 27. Matters were considerably improved by Hutchings and King who added 42 for the fourth wicket. The former made his 33 out of 50 in 50 minutes, but the latter, missed at point before scoring, was steadiness itself: he scored 45 out of 89 in 110 minutes and was eighth out, at 116. When Yorkshire went in Burns’ very fast bowling proved so successful that the score was only 37 when the fifth wicket fell. The three first men were all caught by W. S. Bird at the wicket off him. Wilkinson played a steady innings of 14 and put on 49 in 35 minutes with Rhodes, who batted two hours and carried out his bat for 76 when play ceased with the score 119 for 6. On the second day Bates and Rhodes remained together until the seventh wicket had put on 80. The latter was then cauglit-and-bowled for 1<'1 made without a chance out of 166 in two hours and three-quarters. He hit ten 4’s, made some excellent strokes to the off and leg, and obtained the great majority of his runs on a bowler's wicket when things were going badly with the side. Bates, in being content to play a steady game whilst Rhodes scored, did the right thing : his 27 took 95 minutes to make and was a very valuable innings. Newstead and Haigh made 21 and 14 respectively and when the innings, after lasting three hours and thirty-five minutes, closed for 203 the County led by 79 runs—a very good recovery, seeing that half the side were out for 37. When the M.C.C. went in the second time Tarrant gave a wearisome display, but Bird, hitting freely, made 37 of the first 48 runs in 28 minutes. Day again failed and when Hutchings, after taking 25 minutes to make 13, was caught, three good wickets were down for 83. King, who followed, batted half-an-hour for 8, but Burns made runs readily and played the brightest cricket in the match. Tarrant reachcd 50 out of 160 in 140 minutes, but Bums made the same number out of 69 in 40: in all, the latter, hitting eleven 4’s, was responsible for 64 of the 90 runs added for the fifth wicket in 55 minutes. He was then bowled by Newstead, who got rid of Herbert with his next delivery. When stumps were drawn six wickets were down for 207, Tarrant, who had batted for two hours and three- quarters, carrying out his bat for 65. Rain com­ menced to fall about lialf-past 11 on Saturday, and play could not be continued until a little after 1 o’clock. Tarrant and Relf added 90 together for the seventh wicket, and then the former was bowled by Drake: by laborious cricket he scored 95 out of 290 in four hours and a-quarter, and hit seven 4’s. When Relf had reached his half- century the innings was closed with seven wickets down for 29S, leaving the County 220 to win in two hours and a-half. When two good wickets had fallen before Thompson for 29, rain caused an interruption in the play. Rothery was caught in the deep- field at 63, and eleven later Denton, who had hit well, was bowled by Thompson. Hirst and Drake put on 42 together without being parted, and then,, with a draw almost certain, the game was given up with four wickets down for 116. Score and analysis :— M.C.C. a n d G r o u n d . First innings. Second innings. Tarrant, b H irst................... 8 b Drake ....... 95 M. C. Bird, b Newstead ... 6 b H irst............. 37 S. H. Day, c Hunter, b c Hirst, b New- N ew stead.......................... 0 stead.................... 4 K. L. Hutchings, lbw, b Rhodes .......................... 35 c Wilson, b Haigh 13 King, c Rothery, b Haigh... 45 c Wilkinson, b Haigh ......... 8 W. B. Burns, b Newstead... 0 b Newstead ... 64 Hon. M. Herbert, b New­ stead .................................. 3 b Newstead ... 0 Relf (A. E.), c Newstead, b Rhodes .......................... 0 not out ...... 52 Thompson, not out .......... 16 not out ........ 1 W. S. Bird, lbw, b Rhodes 1 H. D. G. Leveson-Gower, b H aigh.......................... ... 1 B 1, lb 5, nb 3 ............. 9 B 6, lb 15, nb 3 24 Total (7 wkts)4298 closed. Second innings, c Relf, b Burns... 16 b Thompson ... 9 b Thompson ... 37 c Day, b Thomp­ son .................... 6 not out ........ 25 not out ........ 22 Bye Total ................................................................124 * Innings declared Y o r k s h ir e . First innings. Rhodes, c and b Relf................................................... ..101 Wilson, c W. S. Bird, b Burns............................................................................. Denton, c W. S. Bird, b B urns............................................................................ 2 Rothery, c W. S. Bird, b B urns........................................................... 1 Hirst, c and b B u rn s.......................................... .... 0 Drake, b Burns ................................................... .... 3 Wilkinson, b Thompson ... 14 Bates, c Thompson, b Relf 27 Newstead, c Relf, b Thomp­ son ..................................................................................21 Haigh, c King, b Relf ... 14 Hunter, not o u t ................................................................ 1 B 4, lb 4, w 2 ...................................................... 10 Total ....................203 Total (4 wkts)116 M.C.C. a n d G r o u n d . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Hirst .......... 14 5 22 1 ............ 22 7 58 1 Newstead ... 24 5 67 4 ............ 36“2 6 89 3 R h odes........... 16 8 18 3 ............ 8 0 42 0 Haigh ........... 5*4 2 8 2 ........... 15 1 56 2 D ra k e........... 17 5 29 1 Hirst bowled three no-balls, Newstead two and Drake one. Y o r k s h ir e . First innings. Second innings. O. M. R. W. O. M. R. W. Burns .......... 17 2 47 5 ............ 7 0 44 1 R e lf................. 24 6 51 3 ............ 5 1 22 0 Tarrant......... 11 2 34 0 .................. Thompson ... 15‘3 7 36 2 ............*12 3 37 3 King ........... 12 3 25 0 .................. H utch ings........... 1 0 10 0 M. C. B ir d ........... 1 0 2 0 Burns and King each bowled one wide. A N SW E R S TO C O R R E S PO N D E N T S . E. C o le m a n . —The colours of the Wanderers are terra cotta brown, reseda, and white. The colours of the others club have been sent to you. R. R. A r n o l d .— fa ) Board, Stone, Lilley, Hum­ phries, Hunter and Shields : (6) We should say Shields: (c) Lilley 171, Stone 174, Board 214, Hum­ phries 68, Hunter 5S*, and Shields 33*. R. S a u n d e r so n .— («) Essex 199 and 144, Aus­ tralians 144 and 73; (//) Eleven of Scotland 109 and 91, Australians 305 ; (r) Surrey 2nd XL, 340 for seven wickcts (innings declared closed), Dorset 136 and 140. J. K. C. E d w a r d s . — (a) We find that the name is not now in the London Directory : (6) See page 392.